In his final missive from COP17 climate talks, Nnimmo Bassey lays into a polluters’ deal that spells catastrophe for the world’s poorest.
Articles by Nnimmo Bassey
‘There is no planet B’
Hope for a binding treaty starts to evaporate in Durban as politicians look to a deal that will cook the continent, says Nnimmo Bassey.
- December 5, 2011
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The Kyoto protocol is in grave danger
African negotiators told not to ‘waste time’ calling for developed nations to cut CO2, reports Nnimmo Bassey.
- December 1, 2011
- 1
Challenging climate apartheid
‘Let us begin, brothers, for until now we have done nothing’…. As talks kick off in Durban, Nnimmo Bassey is cheered by messages of hope.
- November 28, 2011
- 0
Are Durban climate talks worth the bother?
Nigerian environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey describes low expectations in South Africa.
- November 25, 2011
- 2
Leave it in the ground!
Activists Nnimmo Bassey and Mel Evans report from the frontline.
- January 1, 2009
- 0
About Nnimmo Bassey
Nnimmo Bassey is a published poet, head of Environmental Rights Action,
Nigeria and Chair of Friends of the Earth International. He also runs
Oilwatch International.
Bassey’s poetry collections include We Thought It Was Oil But It Was Blood (2002) and I will Not Dance to Your Beat (Kraft Books, 2011). His latest book, To Cook a Continent (Pambazuka Press, 2012) deals with destructive fossil fuel industries and the climate crisis in Africa.
He was listed as one of Time magazine’s Heroes of the Environment in
2009 and won the 2010-Right Livelihood Award also known as the
‘Alternative Noble Prize.’
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